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How is cannabis legalization going? Feds launch overdue review to find out
Federal health minister asks reviewers to apply a sex and gender lens to their investigation.
Dental care legislation among the first bills on the docket as Parliament resume
If granted royal assent, Bill C-31 would provide qualifying families with children under the age of 12 with up to $650 per child each year to pay for dental care services, depending on their household income.

Just half of Canadians plan to get their flu shot this fall

The potential for a weak flu shot uptake could combine with a difficult flu season and stress the health-care system further, says Danielle Paes, Chief Pharmacist Officer of the CPhA
Safer opioid supply program leads to drop in hospitalizations, ER visits: study

The study found no increased risk of infections or overdoses and a decline in healthcare costs unrelated to primary care or outpatient medications after a year.
Long COVID plan, funding decisions in the works, Moore says

Hospitals have been submitting proposals to Ontario Health, and now the province is working to provide guidance to primary care professionals on how to care for patients with long COVID symptoms.
Type 2 diabetes: A light-intensity walk after a meal would be beneficial

Study shows clinically significant reductions in postprandial glucose and insulin.
How improving COPD treatment in primary care could reduce demand on hospitals and emergency departments

In Ontario, nearly 900,000 people live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Comparing two therapeutic regimens to treat frontal fibrosing alopecia

Study compares isotretinoin/tacrolimus combination vs that of finasteride/tacrolimus.
New hope for patients with treatment-resistant melanoma

Drugs already used in chemotherapy showing promise, reveals U.K. study.
CADTH is launching a new Post-Market Drug Evaluation Program

The new program will offer governments and other stakeholders more information about the long-term effectiveness and safety of drugs on the market.

How is cannabis legalization going? Feds launch overdue review to find out

Dental care legislation among the first bills on the docket as Parliament resume

Just half of Canadians plan to get their flu shot this fall

Safer opioid supply program leads to drop in hospitalizations, ER visits: study

Long COVID plan, funding decisions in the works, Moore says

Type 2 diabetes: A light-intensity walk after a meal would be beneficial

How improving COPD treatment in primary care could reduce demand on hospitals and emergency departments

Comparing two therapeutic regimens to treat frontal fibrosing alopecia

New hope for patients with treatment-resistant melanoma

CADTH is launching a new Post-Market Drug Evaluation Program